Paying your bill

Go to My Iowa Lakes and select Self-Service Student Portal, and log in.  Under the STUDENT FINANCE section, you will find instructions on how to pay your bill.

• We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.

Some debit cards may have daily limits, so please check with your bank to make sure your limit is sufficient to cover your balance due.

Stop by the Iowa Lakes Business office to pay your bill in-person. Cashiers can accept the following forms of payment:

• Cash
• Credit Card
• Personal Check (made payable to Iowa Lakes Community College)
• Money Order
• Cashier's Check

Students may mail tuition payments to Iowa Lakes. Please include your Iowa Lakes Student ID number. Checks can be made payable to Iowa Lakes Community College and send payment to:

Iowa Lakes Community College
Attn: Kay Wise, Cashier
3200 College Drive
Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536

Iowa Lakes Community College offers the Iowa Lakes NELNET Payment Plan as a convenient budget plan to help you take care of your educational expenses.

The NELNET Payment Plan is not a loan program. You may budget your tuition and fees in either an automatic bank payment (ACH) or with a credit/debit card option. 

NELNET Enrollment

NELNET offers an online enrollment plan, and early enrollment provides the most options. The cost is only $25 per semester to use the NELNET payment program. 

Sign up for NELNET through the Self-Service Student Portal. 

• Once you are in the Self-Service Student Portal, select the Student-Manage My Account: NELNET Tuition Payment Plan. 

If your employer has agreed to pay for your tuition, you must provide a signed contract or written notice to Iowa Lakes prior to the first day of classes with your tuition payment. If your employer does not plan to pay the tuition balance until after course completion, you must follow an established payment plan or pay the balance in full on or before the first day of classes.